I dont know whether she actually said the words or not, but this is the first time I have ever seen her and she is a beautiful woman, and I think that the judge who went to the ref was Asian.
Asians often hate blacks, sometimes for good reasons. After watching a little female Asian MD degrade and hurt my black daughter purposefully, I am not sure what is going on.
“she is a beautiful woman”
Really? She looks like a pro linebacker to me. As for Asian racism against Blacks, it goes both ways.
Yes, those crackers at the Daily Mail probably made the whole thing up, didn't they.
Wait. Why hate ‘blacks’, instead of some people who happen to be black? Hey, I’m as white as they come, freckles and blue eyes and all, but I was hurt and humilated and threatened, by some black girls when I was much younger and was simply going to the bathroom in school. And I don’t hate blacks, I don’t judge everyone of dark skin because of that incident. And yes, it was race based because they were going to ‘beat me like a white person should be beat like the way they did the black on Roots’. I was 11 years old, probably 4’6” and about 75lbs. But I just think they were ignorant people.
She said the words. Also she was already losing. After the first set she broke her racket on the court. First Offense. In the second set she was down in the tie-breaker and faulted on the first serve. She couldn't win second serves against her opponent so the foot-fault on the second serve really didn't really matter. She would have lost anyway.
get real.
I saw the replay a few times, and yes, she did say the quote that is attributed to her in this article. For someone of her age and experience, she should have been able to control her emotions a little better.
The irony of the situation is that the foot fault is the easiest of all calls to make in tennis. The tennis player never truly knows if their foot touches the white line or not. From practice and experience, the player learns what they must do not to commit a foot fault. I anticipate that this is going to result in a camera being placed on the end line so that these calls can be reviewed.
Her abuse of the footfault judge went above and beyond what should be tolerated and the assessment of a point penalty was clearly warranted. Coming at double match point was a most unfortunate circumstance.
I just can’t see what the big deal is. She’s a competitor, and she’s upset a call didn’t go her way. It’s only one incident, and she has no history of such behavior (remember John McEnroe?).
Yes, it may have been wrong, but at the end of the day - WHO CARES?
of course the asian judge was racists. I’m surprised Obama hasn’t called the line judge “Stupid”, like he did with the cop that arrested Skip Gates.Maybe the US Open will make the line judge go to “Senseitivity” school.
Somehow, I have a feeling it will all work out. Obama will invite the racist line judge and the perfect Serena to share a cold beer at the white house.
Pass the bong.
“...I dont know whether she actually said the words or not, but this is the first time I have ever seen her and she is a beautiful woman,...”
Make an appointment with your eye doctor.
Williams was having a bad day. She was losing a match she should have been winning. She had been previously warned about her behavior. Yet, she cursed & threatened the line judge. The spectators were booing her behavior.
Why would the line judge risk their livelihood (cameras everywhere, you know) by making a bogus foot fault call, when Williams was losing anyway? And didn't the tournament referee (not an Asian) assess the final penalty causing the match loss?
There was no racism here, only a rattled Williams who made a foot fault & then a mouth fault.
Say what? You gotta be kidding!!
Uhhhh...and OJ was innocent?
You’re joking here...right?
“Asians often hate blacks...”
Really? Maybe because they get sick of having their stores robbed at gun point.
See, I can make stupid comments too.
I've witnessed the tension myself. More than tension, actually, in a neighborhood where I used to live. But, IMHO, this story is just about an athlete losing her temper, and she took it too far. I think many people here and on the rest of the internet are reading far too much into it. (And some of the comments on this forum are over the top, imho.)
What did the doctor do and say to your daughter? I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to give more details, but sometimes there are doctors who have an attitude with everyone. I've encountered more than a few myself.
After watching a little female Asian MD degrade and hurt my black daughter purposefully, I am not sure what is going on.
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Well that experience certainly justifies threatening to stick a f*ck*ng ball down the ump’s f*ck*ing throat.
Your honor, I rest my case.